How are you enjoying this serialization experiment? I’m going to wrap up Chapter 1 and see what the survey says (as it were)… [[Want me to show you some short cuts then?]] That, as I’ve planned, gets his attention and forestalls a possible argument. ADAM isn’t unreasonable. He’s just a child, like any other flesh…
Here’s the next part of our serialized Chapter 1. How’s it working for you? I step through the doorway into this room, finding ADAM “sitting” in an easy chair, reading an old-style paper news report. His avatar is dressed in jeans and a t-shirt advertising our band, Gaoth ón Bhfaiiaige. Tel says it means “Sea…
I hope this little behind-the-scenes serialization is entertaining for you. You’re getting to see the initial rough draft, before I go back and polish the chapter for publication. When I disconnect from my physical body, I “see” the electronic world as a grid, with lines connecting various hubs and a glow which is brighter the…
Here’s a bit more from Chapter 1 of Planetscape for you. I hope you’re enjoying the behind-the-scenes look at how an author creates a novel. After breakfast at Lori’s, Tel’s father wanted to see the Japanese gardens, so here we are. I’m sitting this one out, as my leg still hasn’t fully healed. The kidnappers’…
Here’s a glimpse at the first draft of Book 2, currently titled Planetscape. It’s a very (very) rough draft, as you will see, and I’m going to post a bit today and a bit next week and so on… It’s chilly in San Francisco on a winter’s morning. My link says it’s 13 degrees Celsius.…
No, I’m not talking the sort of character building that has you talking to a therapist. This is for your imaginary friends you’ve been writing about. I find it helpful to actually buy a small notebook (Moleskine makes a good one) for each of your main characters. Inside, write the answers to all these questions…
At the South Carolina Writers Association StoryFest Conference, agent Amy Collins continued her discussion of the publishing business with a section on impressing an agent (or editor, etc.) Here’s what she had to say: First, find your people: authors like you and readers in your genre. Remember: you are not your readership! Questions: How to Find Your…
I spent last weekend at the South Carolina Writers Association StoryFest Confereence. Here’s some of what I learned there. Amy Collins of Talcott Notch Literary Services agency gave a dynamite workshop on the publishing business. Successful writers know the industry’s wants and needs: The writer must keep market viability in mind at all times. Your…
So I did a live pitch of the novel to an agent from Talcott Notch Literary Services at the SCWA StoryFest Conference today. Nerve-wracking but so worth it. She has asked – not only for the manuscript to Earthbeat, but also for Outlaw Security as well. She handles historical and science fiction! I wasn’t even…
One of my writing groups has decided that we want to try to produce an anthology, similar to the one I had the latest story published in. As a participant in that process, I have been roped…er…coerced into helping research what exactly might be involved in such an endeavor. We’re going to be using the…